Tenney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tenney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tenney family

Profession Census Frequency
School 7
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Labourer 2
Weaver In Woollen Mill 2
At Home 2
Coach Carriage Maker 1
Electric Car Driver 1
Labourer & Gas Works 1
Monthly Nurse 1
Porter 1
Wholesale Drapers Assistant 1
Private Means 1
Stationary Engine Man 1
Carter 1
Railway Engine Cleaner 1
Housemaid (domestic) 1
Labourer Iron Foundry 1
Pottery Labourer 1
Corporation Labourer 1
Cook 1
None Private Means 1
Domestic 1
Potters Carter 1
Potters Giggeser 1
Potters Sponger 1

Tenney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tinney 83% 2,754
2 Tunney 83% 979
3 Tenney 100% 892
4 Tenny 83% 534
5 Tunny 67% 380
6 Tanney 83% 215
7 Teny 67% 166

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The surname Tenney is the 3rd most popular variant of Tinney.

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